Handspring readying “significant new product”

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04.16.2003 :: 10:19AM EST

Handspring presented its third quarter results this week. Revenue is down to US$30.8 million, nearly 36% lower than the $47.8 million last quarter. The third quarter last year saw $59.7 million. Interestingly enough, this quarter's revenues were split $21.1 million for Treos and $9.7 million in Visors and accessories. The accessory numbers are for Treo and Visor accessories combined. What's interesting about that is that in the financial report, Donna Dubinsky, Handspring CEO, announced that the Visor line is officially discontinued, and the remaining stock at Handspring will be liquidated. On an upbeat note, Handspring has inked a deal with Orange SA, the European wireless carrier, to collaborate on a smartphone due to hit store shelves this fall. Dubinsky said in the report that Handspring has continued to grow its user-base of Treo-users even during this bad quarter. She also admitted to “investing in a significant new product due this fall.” This is probably, obviously, the afore-mentioned Orange SA handheld. Orange has worked with the big boys many times, and should offer a lot of good ideas to Handspring. Read more at PDABuzz, and read the Handspring report.

USER COMMENTS 10 comment(s)

smaller treo(12:27pm EST Wed Apr 16 2003)I heard on the grapevine that it's going to be another treo, only smaller. – by anon

Support?(12:30pm EST Wed Apr 16 2003)I have a Visor Deluxe. Does this mean they will no longer provide support? – by Pie Man

my visor(12:51pm EST Wed Apr 16 2003)Used my visor to track down an old chum. Seems he had gone to overseas to recruit some tech talent. He came back with two Afghanis. Within a week they had converted the Coke machine into a warez server. Bloody good show! – by Opie

no support, oh well(1:33pm EST Wed Apr 16 2003)all the handspring have probably been dropped by now and broke the screens anyway, mine broke from like a 2 foot fall.

PS Gear, it's spelled shitty and Masterdeez, if you feel you have to mention it, it's probably not very signifigant at all. – by Cfour

Support(2:09pm EST Wed Apr 16 2003)Support will likely continue for a couple years. Probably as long as the manufacturer's warranty lasts from now.

That's just a guess.

Look in the press release. I don't remember seeing it, but I bet there's something about support in the fine print. – by Thomas

Re: Cfour(4:27pm EST Wed Apr 16 2003)I made “signifigant new progress” IN RAMMING “signifigant new product” into the mouth of Cfour. The pleasure was all mine i'm sure. Thanks for swallowing Cwhore! – by MasterDeez

Psee psion 4 detials(8:58am EST Thu Apr 17 2003)Looks like more people ditching the palm market for the phone one. Steve Jobs may well have been right! – by Surprised

WHAT??? bad ….you fools(4:08pm EST Fri Apr 18 2003)I have a visor prism and its a fucking good product .we have always good reply on email and a good service even for a dead battery we have 7 of them in use soooo – by The Judge